Manually adding package files for previous versions to the centralized installation manager (CIM) repository

This topic explains the directory structure of the centralized installation manager (CIM) repository and outlines the steps to download CIM descriptor files for Version 7.0 fix packs.

Before you begin

To use the centralized installation manager (CIM) download function the deployment manager must have access to the IBM® websites. When the deployment manager workstation does not have Internet access, you must first download the descriptors and files to a separate workstation that has Internet access. Then, you must manually transfer those files to the CIM repository before you can use CIM to install the respective maintenance on remote nodes.

Before you complete this task, consider the following issues:
  • If you have indirect access to the Internet through another machine, then you can set up an FTP gateway and perform the download indirectly through the gateway instead of manually adding files to the repository. Read the "Using CIM download function when the deployment manager does not have direct Internet access" topic for more information.
  • If your deployment manager has direct Internet access, see the information on using the centralized installation manager repository instead of completing the steps in this topic.
  • Steps 1 - 4 in this document apply when you have a mixed cell environment, which can consist of Version 6.1, 7.0 and 8.0 nodes in the same cell. The steps in this task enable you to obtain the centralized installation manager descriptors for Version 7.0 fix packs within this mixed cell environment. If you do not have a mixed cell environment or you do not intend to install fix packs for your Version 7.0 nodes in a mixed cell environment, you do not need to download these descriptors.
    Important: In a mixed cell environment, the deployment manager must be at the highest version level in the environment. For example, a Version 7.0 deployment manager cannot manage both Version 7.0 and 8.0 nodes. However, a Version 8.0 deployment manager can manage both Version 7.0 and 8.0 nodes.
  • When you use the Update Installer to install a fix pack on the deployment manager, the process does not add the binary *.pak files to the CIM repository. You still need to copy those binary files to the appropriate directory as indicated in the following section.

When you installed Version 8.0, the product installed most of the descriptors for the centralized installation manager that are needed in a mixed cell environment. These previously installed descriptors enable you to install the interim fixes for both Version 6.1 and 7.0. However, the Version 8.0 product does not install the Version 6.1 and 7.0 fix pack descriptors for the centralized installation manager. These steps enable you to obtain those Version 6.1 and 7.0 descriptors when direct Internet access is not available.

You must first create the CIM repository on the host workstation. For more information, read the "Adding the current installation package during installation" topic.

Alternatively, you can use the IBM WebSphere® Installation Factory to create the CIM repository and add one or more product packages to the repository. The Installation Factory is included in one of the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment discs, which you must install separately. For more details about the Installation Factory, read the "Adding installation packages with the Installation Factory" topic.

If the CIM repository was previously created, find out the directory root path to the repository from the administrator who created it. You need that path information to manually copy files to subdirectories under that directory root path. Alternatively, you can obtain the repository directory root path by looking at the value of the CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT property in the install_root/properties/cimgr.props file for the deployment manager profile.

Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: The value of CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT may be overwritten after you install a fixpack. If you have changed the value of CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT in <WAS_HOME>/properties/cimgr.props, it might revert back to the default value after the installation of a fixpack. If you have changed the value of CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT in the <WAS_HOME>/properties/cimgr.props file and then applied a fixpack, you must manually change the value of CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT again. Restart the deployment manager after you make the change.gotcha

About this task

The Update Installer and the maintenance files that are required by the CIM to remotely install maintenance are the same tool and files that are used to apply maintenance to the deployment manager workstation. Complete the steps to download the Update Installer and maintenance files without using the CIM.

The repository consists of directories where the installation image for the Update Installer and maintenance files are located. The following information lists the directories and their content. Use a browser on a machine that has internet access to download the binaries for the various WebSphere maintenance files from the following URL: http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/download.html

After you download the respective maintenance files to the file system of the machine, the information in this section enables you to determine the directory in the CIM repository to which you must transfer the files.
WAS70Updates
This directory contains all the interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0. Copy the .pak files for all your WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.0 interim fixes to this directory. You can also remove any .pak files that you no longer need from this directory.
WAS70FPn
This directory contains various .pak files that make up a specific fix pack for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0. Refer to the WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0.0 support website for the list of files that are required for each fix pack.
For example, for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.0 Fix Pack 1, copy the following .pak files to the WAS70FP1 directory.
  • 7.0.0.0-WS-WAS-platform_architecture-FP0000001.pak
  • 7.0.0.0-WS-WASSDK-platform_architecture-FP0000001.pak
ND61Updates
This directory contains all the interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1. Copy the .pak files for all your WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 interim fixes to this directory. You can also remove any .pak files that you no longer need from this directory.
ND61FPn
This directory contains the .pak files that make up a specific fix pack for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1. Refer to the WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 support website for the list of files required for each fix pack.
For example, for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 Fix Pack 25, copy the following .pak files into the ND70FP25 directory:
  • 6.1.0-WS-WAS-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
  • 6.1.0-WS-WASSDK-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
  • 6.1.0-WS-WASWebSvc-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
  • 6.1.0-WS-WASEJB3-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
Note: If you do not plan to install interim fixes or fix packs for a particular release, you do not need to populate the directory.

You can either download the descriptors from an IBM ftp site or import descriptors from a fix pack. Choose one of the following options to manually add the CIM descriptors for Version 6.1 and 7.0 fix packs to the CIM repository:

Procedure

Results

The CIM repository now contains maintenance files to install later on the target workstations in the cell.




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